What is "object program"

object file \ob"ject file\, object program \ob"ject program\, n. (Computers) A computer program which has been translated into machine language by a compiler and assembler, but not yet linked into an executable program; sometimes called an obj file, because its file name typically has the extension ``obj'' .

n. a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer [syn: target program] [ant: source program]